dextrine

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A form of dextrin — Any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives.

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Meanings

noundextrine (countable and uncountable, plural dextrines)

plural dextrines

  1. countabledateduncountableDated form of dextrin.
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APA

dextrine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dextrine

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“dextrine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dextrine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dextrine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dextrine.

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